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    #3062
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    Anyone see in Sao Paolo last night the BJJ guy went off mat flattened some chick and.wnet all khabib on other guys team haha


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    #3063
    Mr. Manager
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. Manager


    Link for anyone who is interested - https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Video-Competitor-Attacks-Fans-During-Match-at-BJJ-Stars-Event-in-Sao-Paulo-150249


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    #3064
    but1er
    Registered Users Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭but1er


    Kiefer Crosbie and James Gallagher interview after the fight is hard viewing, if mcgregor never said he was doing it for his family what would they talk about?


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    #3065
    yourdeadwright
    Registered Users Posts: 20,560 ✭✭✭✭yourdeadwright


    but1er wrote: »
    Kiefer Crosbie and James Gallagher interview after the fight is hard viewing, if mcgregor never said he was doing it for his family what would they talk about?

    Gallagher its like someone copied Conor's homework m

    Bellator are very clever a really milking the Irish fan base,
    Gallagher opponent is ranked something like 40th in the world at Bantamweight which is not a stacked division and Crosbies is ranked 98ths in Ireland and England , I'd love to know how many pro welter weights there are ?

    These guys are very very far from the top level of MMA but marketed here as top of the food chain very clever by Bellator,

    It's not a knock on the two lads fair play to them for getting in there and more so for winning ,


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    #3066
    canonball5
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭canonball5


    As someone who has competed on some of the biggest cards in Ireland, that show that was held on Saturday was embarrassing. Let me start off by saying that there have always been knobs in Irish MMA, haven't fought for John Ferguson I know all about them. That main card on Saturday was made up of so many mismatches it was unbelievable.

    Back in my day every fight on a card would be a barn burner and the idea would be to get the most out of the two fighters fighting. It's sad to see that this is now lost, and it's all about padding records. How a guy 6-0 can fight a 3-3 guy is beyond me. The guy Gallagher fought was a "brown belt" but couldn't defend a RNC?? I feel sorry for James as he clearly a young guy who isn't very confident within himself and feels the need to emulate Conor.

    Finally, I really think John needs to speak to many of these guys about the way they come across on camera. They make the sport look like it's made up of scumbags that haven't got two brain cells to rub together. Could anyone imagine guys like Clive Staunton or Tom King talking with such disrespect about their opponents?


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    #3067
    yourdeadwright
    Registered Users Posts: 20,560 ✭✭✭✭yourdeadwright


    canonball5 wrote: »
    As someone who has competed on some of he biggest cards in Ireland, that show hat was held on Saturday was embarrassing. Let me start off by saying that there have always been knobs in Irish MMA, haven't fought for John Ferguson I know all about them. That main card on Saturday was made up of so many mismatches it was unbelievable.

    Back in my day every fight on a card would be a barn burner and the idea would be to get the most out of the two fighters fighting. It's sad to see that this is now lost, and it's all about padding records. How a guy 6-0 can fight a 3-3 guy is beyond me. The guy Gallagher fought was a "brown belt" but couldn't defend a RNC?? I feel sorry for James as he clearly a young guy who isn't very confident within himself and feels the need to emulate Conor.

    Finally, I really think John needs to speak to many of these guys about the way they come across on camera. They make the sport look like it's made up of scumbags that haven't got two brain cells to rub together. Could anyone imagine guys like Clive Staunton or Tom King talking with such disrespect about their opponents?


    I think a part of the disrespect comes from a lot of these guys being given such easy fights , the match making is that poor they really think they are the sh*te and go on like it,

    One of the guys on the main card was ranked 98th in England and Ireland is there even 100 pro welter weights on the region ?


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    #3068
    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,981 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    canonball5 wrote: »

    Finally, I really think John needs to speak to many of these guys about the way they come across on camera. They make the sport look like it's made up of scumbags that haven't got two brain cells to rub together. Could anyone imagine guys like Clive Staunton or Tom King talking with such disrespect about their opponents?

    They are pro fighters though, WWE style trash talking puts bums in seats and increases their paychecks, I get that part of it. They have watched Mcgregor rise to the top with this schtick, its hard for them to ignore that and not copy it. Gallagher is another story though he literally copying Mcgregor every look, stance, pose and laugh. Its cringey AF


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    #3069
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,101 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Southdubin6 wrote: »
    Anyone see in Sao Paolo last night the BJJ guy went off mat flattened some chick and.wnet all khabib on other guys team haha

    Erbeth Santos. An absolute cock.
    He was on the ground complaining he injured his knee, then sprinting across the stage. Lol Brazilians. Every Porrada.


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    #3070
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    Mellor wrote: »
    Erbeth Santos. An absolute cock.
    He was on the ground complaining he injured his knee, then sprinting across the stage. Lol Brazilians. Every Porrada.

    The exchange was over his opponents team apparently said something


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    #3071
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,101 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Southdubin6 wrote: »
    The exchange was over his opponents team apparently said something
    It was opponent's brother allegedly. Possibly said something about his faking the injury because he was losing.


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    #3072
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    Mellor wrote: »
    It was opponent's brother allegedly. Possibly said something about his faking the injury because he was losing.

    Absolute disaster.


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    #3073
    Asus X540L
    Registered Users Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    Someone at paramount saw McGregor's numbers and wanted something similar
    Gallagher just happens to be in the right place at the right time.
    Disgusting though that industry vets like Sonnen and Big John are pimping themselves though.
    You'd think at this stage they'd have dignity


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    #3074
    Simo08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭Simo08


    Any idea what the payouts would be like for Saturday's card? Couldn't imagine the money would be great


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    #3075
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    jimmii wrote: »
    Be some achievement to get to number 1 in that weight class!

    Craig's opponent bottled it and is "hurt"; he's in now against us #3 Abdurahman


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    #3076
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Also PFL have signed a deal with ESPN for there second season. Will be much more accessible now.


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    #3077
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    ASOT wrote: »
    Craig's opponent bottled it and is "hurt"; he's in now against us #3 Abdurahman

    Your joking. I'll see him tomorrow hadn't heard that disgusted for Coco


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    #3078
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Southdubin6 wrote: »
    Your joking. I'll see him tomorrow hadn't heard that disgusted for Coco

    Yeah it only just happened a while ago, he'll fight anyone so is happy that they got a replacement sorted.


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    #3079
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    Asus X540L wrote: »
    Disgusting though that industry vets like Sonnen and Big John are pimping themselves though.
    You'd think at this stage they'd have dignity

    Dignity? They are just making money. Pure and simple.
    You go enjoy your dignity and turn your nose up at good money people are willing to pay you.


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    #3080
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    ASOT wrote: »
    Yeah it only just happened a while ago, he'll fight anyone so is happy that they got a replacement sorted.

    Plenty of violence when Coco goes to war haha


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    #3081
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users Posts: 11,301 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt




    This is a hard watch.


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    #3082
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    Gintonious wrote: »


    This is a hard watch.

    Hard what do you mean. He's humble now.


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    #3083
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    "I'm humbled as a human being, as a fighter I'm the best."

    19789999.jpg


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    #3084
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,224 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Oh my word... The glasses, the beard, the tattoos...

    Even the way he says "fu*kin" is mimicking McGregor.

    Gallagher just might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen in MMA.


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    #3085
    Asus X540L
    Registered Users Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    Effects wrote: »
    Dignity? They are just making money. Pure and simple.
    You go enjoy your dignity and turn your nose up at good money people are willing to pay you.

    Surely they have enough money to be not accepting bribes to laud up Gallagher as the new McGregor. Big John saying something like "I saw enough in this fight to make me think Gallagher is one of the best. He made amazing transitions" while he struggled to submit Steven Graham.
    Morto for them tbh. There's a small matter of self respect and integrity here


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    #3086
    Whelo79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭Whelo79


    I can't even bring myself to watch it! I actually feel uncomfortable watching him talk because I cringe so much.


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    #3087
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,736 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    That was a hard one to watch. Does anybody know if somebody has said all this to James in the real world? Does he realise he’s doing this?


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    #3088
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    That was a hard one to watch. Does anybody know if somebody has said all this to James in the real world? Does he realise he’s doing this?

    I did a year ago and he thought I was taking the piss and laughed it off


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    #3089
    bono_v
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭bono_v


    Simo08 wrote: »
    Any idea what the payouts would be like for Saturday's card? Couldn't imagine the money would be great
    I’d be interested to know this aswell? Heard Kiefer say in an interview that he was in life changing money? Couldn’t be? If it is fair play to him though!


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    #3090
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users Posts: 11,301 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    Southdubin6 wrote: »
    Hard what do you mean. He's humble now.

    Oh did he say that? I must have missed him saying it. He is like a Ryanair version of McGregor.


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    #3091
    Southdubin6
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Southdubin6


    Gintonious wrote: »
    Oh did he say that? I must have missed him saying it. He is like a Ryanair version of McGregor.

    Flybe version of McGregor. He's an absolute broken record. You got sweet chin Musiced by Ricky James go to bed


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